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by Daniel Ngulu in Europa League Predictions
Croatian side Rijeka will be up against Swedish side Elfsborg in the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League this Thursday. Rijeka hosts the first leg of the tie as the two sides eye one of the playoff spots. Ahead of the match, here’s our preview after which we offer a prediction.
Off the back of a good season in 2023/24, Rijeka have had a solid start this term. In this fixture they will be playing their fourth match of the season, and here they’ll be eyeing an extension to their undefeated run.
The hosts saw off Corvinul Hunedoara 1-0 on aggregate in the last round of this competition. They won the home leg after a 0-0 draw away. Inspired by that, they’ll be gunning for a strong start to this tie, playing the first leg at home. Rijeka had the perfect warmup for this encounter, with a 4-0 win against Lokomotiva Zagreb to start off their domestic campaign.
Elfsborg are returning to the Europa League after last taking part in the competition in 2015. They started this season’s campaign much earlier; in the first qualifying round. In the four matches so far, they posted straight wins and kept clean sheets in three.
The Swedes have picked up well in the past month, winning seven of their last eight matches. The most recent of those was in the 2nd qualifying round of this competition, beating Sheriff 2-0 to complete a 3-0 aggregate win.
With three straight wins away from home, Elfsborg will be confident of getting a positive result in Croatia. Two of the three wins happened to be in the Europa League.
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HNK Rijeka vs IF Elfsborg Form
HNK Rijeka and IF Elfsborg Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Aug 2024 - Prva HNL
1 Aug 2024 - Europa League
25 Jul 2024 - Europa League
18 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
17 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
13 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Aug 2024 - Prva HNL
1 Aug 2024 - Europa League
18 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
13 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
6 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
29 Jun 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
25 Jul 2024 - Europa League
17 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
10 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
19 May 2024 - Prva HNL
15 May 2024 - Croatia Cup
11 May 2024 - Prva HNL
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
1 Aug 2024 - Europa League
28 Jul 2024 - Allsvenskan
25 Jul 2024 - Europa League
21 Jul 2024 - Allsvenskan
18 Jul 2024 - Europa League
14 Jul 2024 - Allsvenskan
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
1 Aug 2024 - Europa League
28 Jul 2024 - Allsvenskan
21 Jul 2024 - Allsvenskan
11 Jul 2024 - Europa League
6 Jul 2024 - Allsvenskan
29 Jun 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
25 Jul 2024 - Europa League
18 Jul 2024 - Europa League
14 Jul 2024 - Allsvenskan
1 Jun 2024 - Allsvenskan
28 May 2024 - Allsvenskan
19 May 2024 - Allsvenskan
Players list
M. Zlomislic
DefenderS. Radeljic
N. Galesic
I. Smolcic
MidfielderF. Ivanovic
L. Selahi
A. Majstorovic
G. Rukavina
N. Jankovic
ForwardS. Butic
B. Bogojevic
I. Pettersson
DefenderS. Holmen
G. Henriksson
T. Yegbe
MidfielderJ. Thomasen
A. Qasem
N. Hult
P. Frick
ForwardB. Zeneli
J. Abdullai
S. Hedlund
Substitutes
J. Posavec
DefenderM. Devetak
A. Majstorovic
S. Butic
N. Djouahra
S. Ilinkovic
B. Burcul
E. Banda
L. Selahi
A. Babic
ForwardG. Rukavina
B. Bogojevic
M. Bundgaard Sorensen
M. Uppenberg
DefenderJ. Larsson
I. Buhari
R. Kaib
L. Richtner
MidfielderC. Jebara
J. Thomasen
E. Gudmundsson
ForwardL. Ostman
P. Frick
A. Qasem
Most goals and assists
HNK Rijeka
IF Elfsborg
T. Fruk
(10 Goals)
M. Baidoo
(2 Goals)
S. Hedlund
(2 Assists)
,
B. Zeneli
(2 Assists)
HNK Rijeka - IF Elfsborg Key Points
- Rijeka have three straight wins at home.
- Rijeka are unbeaten in their last four matches.
- Elfsborg have three straight wins away from home.
- In their last eight matches, Elfsborg lost just once.
- In the last four Europa League matches Rijeka are unbeaten, drawing twice.
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Our HNK Rijeka vs IF Elfsborg Prediction
Rijeka are in the early stages of their season and as they try to find their rhythm, will be glad to have this game at home. They are still unbeaten in their opening three matches and have done well at the HNK Stadium.
Elfsborg are also on a good run and will be happy to take this game while enjoying their stable moments. They have also avoided defeat in their last three away matches and this will be a tough contest. As both sides are on relatively good runs, our prediction for Rijeka v Elfsborg is for the game to end in a draw.
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